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and_o delight_n as_o be_v their_o fellow-creature_n with_o who_o they_o shall_v eternal_o maintain_v a_o bless_a communion_n and_o correspondency_n and_o oh_o what_o happy_a and_o delightful_a company_n will_v those_o glorious_a creature_n be_v in_o who_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v amiable_a and_o lovely_a yea_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v admirable_a and_o wonderful_a and_o though_o this_o communion_n with_o angel_n be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o happiness_n which_o the_o saint_n shall_v enjoy_v in_o heaven_n and_o a_o truth_n of_o great_a certainty_n yet_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o saint_n converse_v with_o they_o there_o be_v very_o dark_a and_o obscure_a and_o that_o to_o which_o we_o be_v now_o altogether_o stranger_n let_v therefore_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o suppress_v our_o curiosity_n and_o satisfy_v our_o mind_n until_o we_o come_v thither_o when_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o full_a revelation_n and_o enjoyment_n thereof_o together_o be_v make_v not_o 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